Nest Thermostat Reviews

Here’s a list of all of the reviews for the Nest thermostat I’ve done on my web site:

1. Installation
2. Update #1
3. Update #2
4. Update #3
5. Update #4
6. Update #5
7. Update #6
8. Update #7
9. Update #8
10. Update #9

Here the start of a list of some posts from individuals who’ve actually installed the thermostat and have honest reviews:

• http://blog.martinsiwy.com/post/14155508148/nest-thermostat-the-thermostat-part-2
• http://davidwallen.net/2012/01/nest-learning-thermostat-initial-data/

Mildly interesting conversation and skeptics:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=29183.0

I’d like to add more, but I can’t find them amongst the noise of all of the professional blogs and newspapers, etc. If you’ve got one (especially if it’s your own!), please post a comment (which are all moderated) and I’ll be happy to add it!

Nest API/Frameworks

From chilitechno, a Siri Proxy for the Nest thermostat (licensed as Creative Commons, Attribution, non-commerical, bleh! arrgh!).

My explorations into the protocol used by Nest
My minimalistic .NET wrapper for the Nest API

Nest Thermostat Alternatives

Here are a few alternatives to the Nest thermostat that you may want to consider.

	Climate Saver, powered by EcoFactor (subscription based?)
	Homewerks Radio Thermostat (I had something like this – the remote access is good, the general UI/UX of the device is effective, yet mediocre. It’s priced right though. Some people really seem to like it overall). It’s available under a few different names. As it has a very distinctive look, it’s easy to spot the clones.
	Trane TZEMT400BB3 Remote Energy Management Thermostat (and a whole kit)
	Ecobee EB-STAT-02 Enabled Smart Internet Thermostat (really has good ratings and apparently is quite extensible!)
	BAYweb Internet Thermostat from Bay Controls (even better reviews – although the installation and device itself is unique) (product sheet). This one looks really extensible and I’m disappointed I hadn’t looked more closely at it.